Variability of fish densities in a small catchment

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-48

  Danehy, R J ^a,b   Ringler, N H ^a   Stehman, S V ^a   Hassett, J M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Boise Cascade Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Froude number; Pool and riffle habitat; Residual pool depth

Indexed keywords

FISH COMMUNITY; HABITAT COMPLEXITY; HYDROLOGY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

USA, NEW YORK;

CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; COTTUS COGNATUS; RHINICHTHYS ATRATULUS; RHINICHTHYS CATARACTAE; SALMO TRUTTA; SEMOTILUS ATROMACULATUS;

EID: 0031860498     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1998.tb00170.x     Document Type: Article

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